Do you remember the Mac IIci? Well, that compact and ultra-efficient box (which first premiered as the IIcx) had sufficient space for three peripheral expansion slots, a cache card slot and room for 8 RAM sticks; the latter is the same as today’s Mac Pro, by the way.
Of course, you can substitute an optical drive [...]

In all the times I’ve commented about Apple’s lack of penetration into the core of the business market, I’ve remarked about the apparent lack of a large, dedicated sales staff calling regularly on such companies and the unavailability of specialty models that would fit certain niches. This would surely include that middle-of-the road expandable Mac [...]